Last December,a couple of days after Christmas, my husband and kids ages 18 and 14 took the train into NYC from LI where we were visiting family. We had tickets to see the Rockettes which proved to be very entertaining and quite seasonaly gratifying, even if the kids were somewhat less entertained. After, we had planned to visit Little Italy, my husband being totally Italian and the kids one-half. The day was beautiful so we decided to walk and once we were past the main shopping drag the crowds thinned out and we could walk unhindered.The buildings were like mountain ranges all outlined and shadowed in various designs as you looked up. We passed the Bowery and around here I think we found ourselves in the Battery Park which was so interesting. We continued and finally came to Little Italy where we ate in a restaurant where Tony Soprano had also eaten.It was superb and so was our day.